Kite-parachute.



'. E. JACKSON.

KITE PARACHUTB.

Humanas Hmm ram s, was.

Patented June 1,1909.

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P.' E. JACKSON. KITE PARAGHUTB.

APLIOATIOH YILBD JULY. 2, 1908.

Patented June 1,V 1909.

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jizz/enfan- F. E. JACKSON.

KITE PABACHUTE.

APPLIJATIOH I'IIlED JULY 2, 1908. Y 923,181 Patented June 1, 1909. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

FBaNK nnns'r JACKSON, oF MINAS nn Rio TINTO, SPAIN;

KITE -PABAGHUTE To all whom may concern:

Beit known thatl, FRANK EnNns'r JACK# son, a subject of the King of Great Britain, v residir.-`

at 4 San Dionisio, de Rio Tinto, rovincia de I-luelva, Spain, have 1nvented certain new and useiui improvements in AKite-Farachutes andfthe Like, o which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object improvements in kitearsch-atea and the lil-ze, and particularly -t e attachments' to convey a arachute, balloon or the like, propelled by he force of the wind, supportin a toyigure orother articles (more articular` ymentioned 'tached to ya v 'te or vice or devices -when same are 1n hereafter) secured to t e parachute or its attachments u a sus ended line or cord `at- 'tes or other flying de'- ht, and

to release the said parachute or the i e and its attachments from the said line.

'- `,The invention is best described by the aid ofthe annexed sheets of drawings formm a part ci .this specification, in which si 'ar characters of rarer-ence indicate corresponding parts in all the o'ures f Figure 1. is a side view of the grooved conf Weyer ixed on the kite line, or other line,

with an arm, .connecting ring or balance )weight and parachute cords attached to said ..e cr other lmi'ne by the parachute.

ring or balance weight. Fig. 2. side view :of the opposite side of the conveyor and showing a toy iigure attached from suspended arm or rod being hoisted up the kite Fig. 3.

l v to the kite line or other line in position to release the conveyor from the sus ended line.

attachments. veyer having slid lupon the lower part of the Figs. 4, and if5 eide views of mo ifications of the conveyer arranged to reduce friction on the kite line and showing a few variations of Fig. 7. side view or' the con- Vswitch and about to be thrown into space by the revoluble action of the switch. 'Fig 8. Y

showing relative positions .of the attachments and parachute when m space and re- Y .turning to earth after being switched from .A the kite line or otherl line Fig. Q. side view a Aof conveyors connected bya frame. ,-'ig. 10.

side view of a modification of a switch and a -buttoniixed on the kite line at the .lower Y' pointed end of the switch. Fig. 1. front Vor plan view of the said button. Fig. 12. v,showing parachute or the like with attach- A Specification of Lettera Patent. Application tiled July 8, 1968. Serial No. 441,698.

Patented .Tune 1, 1909..

same when in space.

The above mentioned result 1s effected by means of the combination oi a conveyor for the parachute or the like in the form of a guidiner groove or guttera Fig. 1. (which lits on and is suspended from and slides up or along the kite line b) and a switch or turnoi c, which is secured to the kite line b at any desired point on the said line, and is capable of switchin'j or throwing the conveyor A, and consequent the parachute with other attachments from the kit-e line into space.4

The conveyor a, is made preferably of tbinsheet metal suoli as tin or other suitable material, and heavier material forv strength if required, and is formed by bending over (at or near its longitudinal central part of the Widest rounded portion) a piece ments ascending a kite line and position of of said metal out in a rounded or partially rounded shape, which when thus bent over forms a groove or gutter with one side d referably projecting below the other side e, ig. 2 (but not of necessity) to receive a connecting armf, and all the sides and top guiding edges which' come in contact with the switch are made preferably rounded or bell mouthed in shape (but not of necessity) with a sutiicient s ace between the two sides d and e Fig. 2, an top part of the conveyor to receive the kite cor b.

The top sliding portion of the conveyor is made rounded vertically or saddle backed as shown in all the figures. The arm f is connected to the longest side of the conveyor to .a hole h, or other convenient attachment,

free at one or more joints to enable the said arm f to move to and fro with reference to the conveyor, as the parachute alters its position in the wind (but not loose of necessity), and the other end of the said arm can be hinged or otherwise connected to a ring 'i as shown at j Fig. 1, or can be .connected to a ring k with a hole as shown at Z, Fig. 2, or the said ann f can be made with one loose joint as shown at h' Fic'. 4, the other end of the arm being made sdlid with the ring as shown at m Fig. 4.

From the arm Fig. 2, a connecting rod Votherwise and preferably suiiiciently loose or or rods o, made o wire or other suitable may cross bar p, or other convenient attachment,

' te which the toy figure g is secured, and the said cross bar 71 is arranged to revolve on the rodo(orr1n if required) as shown at -r Figs.

5 2 and 8. K

' The toy figure can be made et tin er ether vsuitable material, weighted if required, and stamped out in bodied form in two arts and connected at the sides with nibs an slits in usual toy fashion; and the toy figure can be made in one with the cross arm p if desired. A

Frorn the suspended rod or rods o, Figs. 2 and 9 other articles can be attached an conveyed up the kite line in place of the toy figure, such as an observation car, fireworks, -nzessages and the. like, and in certain cases two or more cenveyers are useful connected together by a wire or other frame as shown i; Fig. 9) to hold more steadily banners or signa s, a photographic camera or meteorological instruments, and as some of the articles are not required to be switched from the kite line, the action of the switch as a releaser can be sto pcd by inserting on the kite line at the ower pointed end of the switch a stopper or button as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, and the said switch can be made :firm on the kite line by threading the line through three or.' more holes in the switch.

A modified form of switch is shown in Fig. 10, enabling saine to be used from either pointed enel. In the construction of toyarachutes Where economy of construction 1s desired the toy ligure g" and the rod o can be left out, in suchcase the ring portion cf the attachment i, 1c, m, and m to m are made heavier to act as a sufiicient balance weight for the parachute. The switch c is made of tin, or other suitable material iiat and trapeze form in shape either with or without the angles or corners rounded off, and is secured to the kite line preferably by two holes s, s, at er near the center line longitudinally (as shown in Fig.

3), and the kite line being threaded through the said holes retains the switch in position partially above and below the seid line, and the switch can be slid alon the line to any part of same as required, an Y'can be Weighted 50 elrw the kite line as shown at Figa 7, for the purpose of keepin the switch more steady in the Wind, but suc Weight is not a necessity and can be left oi if desired. The shape of the said switch can be varied to a limited ,55 extent.

The cords u of the parachute or the like are gathered together and can be either tied or secured to the conveyer attachments m various ways as shown in the drawings at 'v 60 and 'u'.

The top portion of the parachute is made of parier or fabric, and the cords are sewed, pasted or othenvise attached at convenient parts of the lower edge of the parachute.

Having now particularly described and designated the nature efmy said invention and in what manner the same is to be carried out I declare that what I claim is 1. In a traveler for kite or other aerial lines the combination of a windlpropelled part such as a parachute or the e, and a slider havin a bell mouthed groove to it the line, an means fer connecting thereto an article to be conveyed alon' the line vsubl75 stantially as hereinnefore escribed Aand shown.

2. A releasing switch for kite line travelers consistin of a fiat late having near each end an substantia y on its longitudinal central axis, an aperture to receive and t the line and permit the plate to pro'ect above and below the line and also to de p along as well as revolve upon the line, substantially as hereinbefore described and shown.

FRANK ERNEST JACKSON.

Witnesses:

A. M. TWIDON, e WILLIAM THOMAS CAMERON AMY. 

